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Internet TV vs music vs newspapers

by Mark Cuban, March 27, 2009 | Comments

Digital TV delivered over cable advancing faster than Internet delivered TV

I love this on going discussion. Of course all of you who think that the OPEN internet will be the primary platform for the delivery of traditional TV content are wrong. But hey, that's what makes a market. Before I get into dismissing some of the traditional arguments why Online TV will take over, let me start you with one ...

Video startups vs incumbents

by Mark Cuban, March 24, 2009 | Comments

Any content game that is a numbers game is an expensive play

How many people have really given up cable or satellite for internet only delivery of content ? 100k at the most? Based on company reports, it seems like people are giving up their wired telephone lines at home long before they give up their cable/sat/telco TV. Why are DVR sales continuing to climb? If the internet is a better solution, ...

Cable & TV can save newspapers

by Mark Cuban, February 27, 2009 | Comments

Offer digital content to aggregators specializing in selling content to subscribers

Here is a hard cold fact of the Internet age. Any content creator whose sole business is selling their content al a carte will have a hard time surviving. In a world of unlimited digital choice, the cost of creating and marketing content that generates a profit is expensive and difficult. Which is exactly why the successful sites have been ...

Madoff better than a mutual fund?

by Mark Cuban, February 23, 2009 | Comments

	Comparing a person who invested in a ponzi scheme vs someone who invested 'wisely' Let's go back in time 10 years and look at 2 typical investors, Jack and Jill. Both are in the same tax bracket, have worked hard and saved a lot of money, $250,000 . It's their life savings. Everyone says they should put their money in the market, where it will grow and fund their retirement. So they did. One ...
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The great Internet video lie

by Mark Cuban, January 28, 2009 | Comments (1)

The costs of delivery still makes it prohibitive to be competitive

Internet video. It's the salvation for content creators everywhere. It's the end to dependence on the big bad meanies, the cable and satellite companies. Right? Hell no. The concept that “over the top” video creates a valid business alternative for content creators is as misguided an Internet business myth as there is. For grins, let's say you want to start ...

Why pro sports need newspapers

by Mark Cuban, January 26, 2009 | Comments

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Take a cooperative approach toward coverage and create a win for sports leagues

Pro sports, every single league, from the NFL to NBA to MLB to MLS to NHL need newspapers. This need exists because of what Internet sports reporting has become, and how local team fans have evolved to use the net. There is no shortage of coverage of professional sports on the Web. There is a long list of sites, large ...

The SEC

by Mark Cuban, November 18, 2008 | Comments

	This is all I can say I wish I could say more, but I will have to leave it to this, and let the judicial process do its job. November 17, 2008 RE: SEC Civil Action in the United States District for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division Mark Cuban today responded to a civil complaint filed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ...
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The cure to our economic problems

by Mark Cuban, October 31, 2008 | Comments (3)

Presidential candidates' solutions are meaningless

I would hate to be the winning Presidential candidate. Both candidates are delusional in thinking their economic policies will drag us out of a recession or even improve the economy. The reality is that the solutions offered by both are the equivalent of shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic. They are meaningless. You can cut taxes for 95% of ...

The best equity is sweat equity

by Mark Cuban, October 23, 2008 | Comments (3)

	Here are rules for success The Rules of Success As MicroSolutions became more and more successful, and as I paid attention to the common traits of businesses that I saw succeed and those I saw fail, I came to realize that there are “Rules of Success” that I saw in companies that excelled. Where companies failed to follow those rules, inevitably, they failed. I found ...
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The cause of bubbles

by Mark Cuban, October 15, 2008 | Comments (1)

When you make the upside based on financial engineering and not investments

Let me get this straight. In 2008, funds trying to squeeze out another basis point or two thought they were being conservative buying insurance on heavily leveraged portfolios of sub prime loans and other debt. Once those loans started to default, it created a cascading de-leveraging event which lead to major financial institutions failing and the “smartest” minds on Wall ...

The botox bailout Q&A

by Mark Cuban, September 30, 2008 | Comments (1)

	The 'Bailout' is lipstick on bank balance sheets No question the bailout is necessary. We need the liquidity. But just like Botox, the impact of the Bailout will wear off very quickly. Its lipstick on bank balance sheets. The biggest mistake any taxpayer, shareholder or employee can make is to the think the Bailout solves the crisis. It doesn’t. So Post Bailout what has really changed ? 1. ...
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The platform is the message

by Mark Cuban, August 19, 2008 | Comments (2)

	Stop playing the game of replacing TV For years, people have been saying that they will watch things in HD that they would never ordinarily watch. In the 12 years I have been involved in Internet Video in one form or another, I have yet to have anyone ever tell me they will watch something just because it's on the internet. That's not to say people won't ...
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How to increase video viewership

by Mark Cuban, August 13, 2008 | Comments

	I'm just saying... Allow for downloads In 9th grade, my social studies teacher taught me that the greatest marketing slogan ever were the words "rinse and repeat " that they put on shampoo bottles. There is absolutely no reason to wash your hair twice, but if anyone does, they are that much closer to buying another bottle.A simple, and maybe as effective option for video ? ...
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The future of digital media

by Mark Cuban, July 28, 2008 | Comments

My FCC presentation on the economic opportunities it creates

It's hard to get much said in a five-minute limit, but hopefully I made a few points that got people thinking.Thank you for allowing me to offer this presentation on the Future of Digital Media. Its great to be back in Pittsburgh. A city that continues to grow in its vibrance, entrepreneurial spirit and verve to continually reinvent itself. I'm ...

The way to save Internet video

by Mark Cuban, July 15, 2008 | Comments (1)

	Just deliver video like you're delivering TV; it works There is a lot of money being spent trying to turn internet video into something it's not. It's not TV. It's certainly not going to be HDTV. What is shocking about the entire attempt to turn the internet into a TV/HDTV distribution medium is how much people lie to themselves about what is actually happening. First of all, 100 percent ...
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